TY  - JOUR
AU  - De, Pieri Silvia
AU  - Arruti, Axel
AU  - Huremovic, Jasna
AU  - Sulejmanovic, Jasmina
AU  - Selovic, Alisa
AU  - Đorđević, Dragana
AU  - Fernandez-Olmo, Ignacio
AU  - Gambaro, Andrea
PY  - 2014
UR  - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1537
AB  - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic pollutants derived from pyrolysis and pyrosynthesis processes. Industrial activity, motor vehicle emission, and domestic combustion are the main sources of PAHs in the urban atmosphere. In this work, samples collected during the day and night in the urban area of Sarajevo are analyzed separately for gaseous and particle-bound PAHs; the possible origin of PAHs at the receptor site was suggested using different methods applied to the solid phase and to the total PAHs (gaseous + particulate phase). Finally, the risk level in Sarajevo associated to the carcinogenic character of the studied PAHs has been assessed. The result of this study suggests that (a) the total PAH concentrations were higher than those reported in other European cities; (b) the PAH daytime concentrations are higher than nocturnal concentrations: the sum of the PAH day/night ratios is 1.52 (gas) and 1.45 (particle phase); (c) stationary combustion and traffic were suggested to be the main sources of PAHs; (d) the average particle-bound benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) concentration (5.4 ng/m(3)) is higher than EU target annual value (1 ng/m(3)); and (e) PAH cancer risk exceeds the carcinogenic benchmark level recommended by the EPA mainly due to BaP during both the day and night periods.
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht
T2  - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
T1  - PAHs in the urban air of Sarajevo: levels, sources, day/night variation, and human inhalation risk
VL  - 186
IS  - 3
SP  - 1409
EP  - 1419
DO  - 10.1007/s10661-013-3463-1
ER  - 

@article{
author = "De, Pieri Silvia and Arruti, Axel and Huremovic, Jasna and Sulejmanovic, Jasmina and Selovic, Alisa and Đorđević, Dragana and Fernandez-Olmo, Ignacio and Gambaro, Andrea",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic pollutants derived from pyrolysis and pyrosynthesis processes. Industrial activity, motor vehicle emission, and domestic combustion are the main sources of PAHs in the urban atmosphere. In this work, samples collected during the day and night in the urban area of Sarajevo are analyzed separately for gaseous and particle-bound PAHs; the possible origin of PAHs at the receptor site was suggested using different methods applied to the solid phase and to the total PAHs (gaseous + particulate phase). Finally, the risk level in Sarajevo associated to the carcinogenic character of the studied PAHs has been assessed. The result of this study suggests that (a) the total PAH concentrations were higher than those reported in other European cities; (b) the PAH daytime concentrations are higher than nocturnal concentrations: the sum of the PAH day/night ratios is 1.52 (gas) and 1.45 (particle phase); (c) stationary combustion and traffic were suggested to be the main sources of PAHs; (d) the average particle-bound benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) concentration (5.4 ng/m(3)) is higher than EU target annual value (1 ng/m(3)); and (e) PAH cancer risk exceeds the carcinogenic benchmark level recommended by the EPA mainly due to BaP during both the day and night periods.",
publisher = "Springer, Dordrecht",
journal = "Environmental Monitoring and Assessment",
title = "PAHs in the urban air of Sarajevo: levels, sources, day/night variation, and human inhalation risk",
volume = "186",
number = "3",
pages = "1409-1419",
doi = "10.1007/s10661-013-3463-1"
}

De, P. S., Arruti, A., Huremovic, J., Sulejmanovic, J., Selovic, A., Đorđević, D., Fernandez-Olmo, I.,& Gambaro, A.. (2014). PAHs in the urban air of Sarajevo: levels, sources, day/night variation, and human inhalation risk. in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Springer, Dordrecht., 186(3), 1409-1419.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3463-1

De PS, Arruti A, Huremovic J, Sulejmanovic J, Selovic A, Đorđević D, Fernandez-Olmo I, Gambaro A. PAHs in the urban air of Sarajevo: levels, sources, day/night variation, and human inhalation risk. in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2014;186(3):1409-1419.
doi:10.1007/s10661-013-3463-1 .

De, Pieri Silvia, Arruti, Axel, Huremovic, Jasna, Sulejmanovic, Jasmina, Selovic, Alisa, Đorđević, Dragana, Fernandez-Olmo, Ignacio, Gambaro, Andrea, "PAHs in the urban air of Sarajevo: levels, sources, day/night variation, and human inhalation risk" in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186, no. 3 (2014):1409-1419,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3463-1 . .